The liquor license was approved at the Jan 12, 2011 Town Council meeting.
Franklin, MA
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Franklin Cafe & Grill - "now hiring - opening soon"
The former KFC is getting transformed. New signs are up announcing the Franklin Cafe & Grill. There is also a banner announcing "now hiring, opening soon"!
The liquor license was approved at the Jan 12, 2011 Town Council meeting.
Franklin, MA
The liquor license was approved at the Jan 12, 2011 Town Council meeting.
Franklin, MA
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Franklin residents gain with the Senior Circuit Breaker
The MA Dept of Revenue released numbers on the Senior Circuit Breaker program for all communities in the Commonwealth on Friday. Franklin does well with this credit. There has been steady growth in the number of filers, total credit received, and as a result the average credit per filer. The data released covers the tax years from 2001 through 2009. Now that the data is available, I'll watch to see when each new year is added to the table and update the numbers.
Of the 335 communities where residents did receive the credit Franklin ranked 90th in the total number of filers. Franklin ranked 89th in total credit received but dropped to 175th in average credit received.
What is the Senior Circuit Breaker?
For additional info on the credit, check the State website here
To view (or download) the data from the state, check the web page here
The table of Franklin's data is also posted as a Google document and can be found here. I pulled from each year, the data specific for Franklin to make this table. The info in this table drove the chart and table found above.
Related post on credits or abatements for seniors
http://franklinmattersweekly.blogspot.com/2010/03/fmw-59-week-ending-3710.html
Franklin, MA
| Tax Year | Number of Filers | Amount of Credit Claimed | Average Credit |
| 2001 | 87 | $28,251 | $325 |
| 2002 | 109 | $66,448 | $610 |
| 2003 | 150 | $90,818 | $605 |
| 2004 | 171 | $107,020 | $626 |
| 2005 | 202 | $122,377 | $606 |
| 2006 | 234 | $158,800 | $679 |
| 2007 | 248 | $173,524 | $700 |
| 2008 | 302 | $217,429 | $720 |
| 2009 | 324 | $240,692 | $743 |
Of the 335 communities where residents did receive the credit Franklin ranked 90th in the total number of filers. Franklin ranked 89th in total credit received but dropped to 175th in average credit received.
What is the Senior Circuit Breaker?
No other refundable tax credit equals the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit for putting money into the wallets of average taxpayers 65 and older. In tax year 2009, more than 77,000 senior taxpayers who were either homeowners or renters received credits of nearly $60 million.
Yet it is safe to say that many eligible taxpayers have never heard of the credit. If you are reading this and have older relatives or friends who might benefit, pass on the word. The maximum credit, after all, is worth $970 in the coming tax year.
The Department of Revenue has just released the rules and regulations for the Senior Circuit Breaker Tax Credit in tax year 2010. The credit is based on the actual property tax or rent paid by the eligible taxpayer who is either living in their own home or paying rent.
A taxpayer's total income may not exceed $51,000 for a single individual; $64,000 for a head of household; or $77,000 for married couples filing a joint return. The assessed valuation of a residence may not exceed $764,000. Many taxpayers 65 and over fall within these limits.
The credit is equal to the amount by which the taxpayer's property tax payments in the current tax year, including water and sewer charges but excluding any abatement or exemption, exceeds 10 percent of the taxpayer's total income.
The credit also works for renters. It is equal to the amount by which 25 percent of the rent actually paid during the taxable year exceeds 10 percent of the taxpayer's total income, with the credit capped at $970.
For additional info on the credit, check the State website here
To view (or download) the data from the state, check the web page here
The table of Franklin's data is also posted as a Google document and can be found here. I pulled from each year, the data specific for Franklin to make this table. The info in this table drove the chart and table found above.
Related post on credits or abatements for seniors
http://franklinmattersweekly.blogspot.com/2010/03/fmw-59-week-ending-3710.html
Franklin, MA
Friday, February 25, 2011
Worst Ice Skater Ever!
Let's make this a video Friday!
Not sure if I have shared this groups exploits here before, I know I have shared them where I write elsewhere. I became aware of ImproveExverywhere several years and their exploits are rather good. This one is perhaps a little less dramatic or impressive than some others but it handles what could be a dangerous situation and turns it into a couple of moments of grace.
Enjoy!
For more of a full write up, the full back story and behind the scenes info click through here to the ImrpovEverywhere website
Franklin, MA
Not sure if I have shared this groups exploits here before, I know I have shared them where I write elsewhere. I became aware of ImproveExverywhere several years and their exploits are rather good. This one is perhaps a little less dramatic or impressive than some others but it handles what could be a dangerous situation and turns it into a couple of moments of grace.
Enjoy!
For more of a full write up, the full back story and behind the scenes info click through here to the ImrpovEverywhere website
Franklin, MA
Better searching for just the recipe you need!
Google has some wonderful news to help find recipes for special days, to use specific ingredients, or even for how long it will take to prepare! This brief video shows how:
Yes, the Franklin Food Pantry is pulling together a set of recipes for publication on the web as well as in a cook book that would be a possible fund raiser for the Food Pantry. Google's search enhancements will make the recipes you create and share easier to find!
If you have a recipe or two you want to share, please let me know or contact Michelle Clay who has graciously volunteered to head up this effort for the Food Pantry.
Franklin, MA
Yes, the Franklin Food Pantry is pulling together a set of recipes for publication on the web as well as in a cook book that would be a possible fund raiser for the Food Pantry. Google's search enhancements will make the recipes you create and share easier to find!
If you have a recipe or two you want to share, please let me know or contact Michelle Clay who has graciously volunteered to head up this effort for the Food Pantry.
Franklin, MA
Guster - "Do you love me?"
No more iPad musical toys. This time, it is real instruments and live action, creative, fun with paints all captured and rendered with stop motion video.
Enjoy!
Franklin, MA
Enjoy!
Franklin, MA
4th Annual Random Smile Gala
The Random Smile Project does good work and is holding their 4th Annual Random Smile Gala on Saturday.
The 4th Annual Random Smile Gala will be held at Christina's in Foxboro at 6:00 pm. The event is a semi formal, black tie optional affair. There will be a surf and turf dinner with live music and both live and silent auctions. A few of the items up for bid include Patriot and Red Sox memorabilia, vacations, golf related items and electronics. Tickets are $100 and may be purchased via the Random Smile web site.Read more in Patrick Coleman's Wrentham Times
Franklin, MA
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Franklin Community Garden - meeting Feb 28, 7:30 PM
There will be a Franklin Community Garden meeting to be held on Monday, February 28th from 7:30-8:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Franklin Stop and Shop in the community room.
The meeting is open to the community, so feel free to bring others who are interested in getting involved. If you plan on attending this meeting, please send an email to franklincommunitygardens@gmail.com
When you arrive at Stop & Shop on Monday, ask the customer service desk to direct you to the Community Room.
Thanks and we hope to see you on Monday the 28th!
In health and seedlings,
The Franklin Community Garden Steering Committee
Franklin, MA
The meeting is open to the community, so feel free to bring others who are interested in getting involved. If you plan on attending this meeting, please send an email to franklincommunitygardens@gmail.com
When you arrive at Stop & Shop on Monday, ask the customer service desk to direct you to the Community Room.
Thanks and we hope to see you on Monday the 28th!
In health and seedlings,
The Franklin Community Garden Steering Committee
Franklin, MA
Teenangels
Representatives from Franklin's Teenangels testified before Attny General Martha Coakley at a hearing on the progress of the anti-bullying legislation:
From Lisa Keohane, local mentor to the Teenangels chapter:
Prior posts on the Teenangels
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/01/teen-angels-pledge-text-think-send.html
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/01/live-reporting-teen-angels.html
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/02/text-translator-for-teen-speak.html
Franklin, MA
From Lisa Keohane, local mentor to the Teenangels chapter:
One item that was not written in the article was that Parry Aftab presented the kids with the "Teenangel Chapter of the Year" award at the hearing in front of Attorney General Coakley. The kids are soo excited. This was the first time in 6 years that this award has been given to a chapter other than the New Rochelle, NY chapter.
Prior posts on the Teenangels
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/01/teen-angels-pledge-text-think-send.html
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/01/live-reporting-teen-angels.html
http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/2010/02/text-translator-for-teen-speak.html
Franklin, MA
"They are really not beholden to anyone"
"Any way you slice the data, we look like a low-tax, efficient (town government), dangerously over-reliant on a revenue source (state aid) on which we have no control," Whalen said.
"They're a new set of eyes and they will challenge things (in the previous report) as they go through the process," said Douglas Hardesty, the committee's chairman. "When we are through, hopefully we'll learn something new."
At a meeting last night, the committee discussed an analysis done by Whalen showing how Franklin compares to 30 comparable communities in the state in tax rate, and spending on education.
Franklin has one of the lowest tax rates of the comparable communities, and it is one of the lowest in per-pupil spending, he said.Read the full article in the Milford Daily News here
Read my notes from the same meeting here
Franklin, MA
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